Clinical Legal Education Active Learning in Your Law School

by Brayne, Hugh; Duncan, Nigel; Grimes, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781854318312
• ISBN10: 1854318314
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-07
• Publisher: Blackstone Press

Summary

Using examples from their own experience, the authors explain how active learning helps students to develop critical understanding of the law in its real-life context, at the same time as developing useful transferable skills for success. The book also examines issues of ethics, professional responsibility and lawyer's skills. The book presents ways of getting students learning, through working in student law clinics, on simulations and with other agencies. It is illustrated with case studies and descriptions of students' own experiences in handling clinical work. The authors also include analysis and criticism of their ideas from other clinical practitioners.

Author Biography

Professor Hugh Brayne, solicitor is Associate Director at Sunderland Business School. Nigel Duncan is a Principal Lecturer at the Inns of Court School of Law. Professor Richard Grimes, solicitor, is Head of Law at Derby University.

Table of Contents

Introducing the clinic

Student-centred learning and the clinic

In-house real-client clinics

Working with other agencies

Role-play and simulation in the clinic

Principles in practice

Ethics and clinical methods

The United States experience

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